2015
Chemiexcitation of melanin derivatives induces DNA photoproducts long after UV exposure
Premi S, Wallisch S, Mano CM, Weiner AB, Bacchiocchi A, Wakamatsu K, Bechara EJ, Halaban R, Douki T, Brash DE. Chemiexcitation of melanin derivatives induces DNA photoproducts long after UV exposure. Science 2015, 347: 842-847. PMID: 25700512, PMCID: PMC4432913, DOI: 10.1126/science.1256022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDark cyclobutane pyrimidine dimersExcited electronic statesUltraviolet photonsUV photonsElectronic statesTriplet stateSunlight-induced melanomaCytosine-containing cyclobutane pyrimidine dimersEnergy transferPhotonsPicosecondsElectronsUV exposureRadiationChemiexcitationEnergyStatePhotoproducts
1996
Characterization and Subcellular Localization of Human Pmel 17/silver, a 100-kDa (Pre)Melanosomal Membrane Protein Associated With 5,6,-Dihydroxyindole-2-Carboxylic Acid (DHICA) Converting Activity
Lee Z, Hou L, Moellmann G, Kuklinska E, Antol K, Fraser M, Halaban R, Kwon B. Characterization and Subcellular Localization of Human Pmel 17/silver, a 100-kDa (Pre)Melanosomal Membrane Protein Associated With 5,6,-Dihydroxyindole-2-Carboxylic Acid (DHICA) Converting Activity. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1996, 106: 605-610. PMID: 8617992, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12345163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPmel 17Baculovirus expression vectorCo-precipitated proteinsElectron transfer chainPigmentation lociCytosolic vesiclesInsect cellsComplexed proteinsSubcellular localizationPolyclonal antibodiesProtein AssociatedMelanin biosynthesisPigment cellsExpression vectorPrimary structureTransfer chainApproximate molecular sizeHuman melanoma cellsProteinNatural proteinsOxidoreductive enzymesMelanoma cellsUltrastructural locationElectron microscopic cytochemistryCells
1990
Recent Advances in the Molecular Biology of Pigmentation: Mouse Models
Halaban R, Moellmann G. Recent Advances in the Molecular Biology of Pigmentation: Mouse Models. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 1990, 3: 67-78. PMID: 1409441, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1990.tb00352.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Tyrosinases of murine melanocytes with mutations at the albino locus.
Halaban R, Moellmann G, Tamura A, Kwon BS, Kuklinska E, Pomerantz SH, Lerner AB. Tyrosinases of murine melanocytes with mutations at the albino locus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1988, 85: 7241-7245. PMID: 3140237, PMCID: PMC282161, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.85.19.7241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlbino locusTrans-Golgi networkWild-type melanocytesWild-type strainAbnormal posttranslational modificationsSynthesis of melaninDiminished pigmentationStructural genePosttranslational modificationsMurine melanocytesLocus mutantsKey enzymeLevels of mRNAMutantsKinetics of activationProteolytic cleavageUnstable enzymeEnzymeLociMelanocytesReduced levelsMutationsConfer susceptibilityTyrosinaseLittle enzyme
1987
A melanocyte-specific complementary DNA clone whose expression is inducible by melanotropin and isobutylmethyl xanthine.
Kwon B, Halaban R, Kim G, Usack L, Pomerantz S, Haq A. A melanocyte-specific complementary DNA clone whose expression is inducible by melanotropin and isobutylmethyl xanthine. Molecular Biology & Medicine 1987, 4: 339-55. PMID: 2449595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthineAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCatechol OxidaseDNAGene Expression RegulationGlycoproteinsHumansMelaninsMelanocytesMelanocyte-Stimulating HormonesMelanomaMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMonophenol MonooxygenaseNeoplasm ProteinsPigmentationSpecies SpecificityTheophyllineTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsPmel 17CDNA clonesLambda gt11 cDNA libraryComplementary DNA cloneHuman tyrosinase geneNormal human melanocytesSingle geneDNA clonesCDNA libraryStimulation of humanMRNA speciesTyrosinase geneMurine melanocytesMurine DNAMurine melanoma cellsRestriction fragmentsHuman melanocytesRepresentative clonesGenesClonesImmunological homologyCDNAMelanoma cellsMelanocytesSpecies